Wandering Around The Mandalika Circuit, Bahlil: I Got This Feeling, As Soon As MotoGP Is Over, A Lot Of Tenants Will Enter

Minister of Investment/Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Bahlil Lahadalia/ Instagram

JAKARTA - Investment Minister/Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Bahlil Lahadalia reviewed the progress of the Mandalika circuit in Lombok. He said this circuit has extraordinary advantages compared to circuits in other countries because it has a beautiful natural panorama with a stretch of blue beach.

Because of that, Bahlil reminded PT Indonesia Tourism Development (Persero) / ITDC as the manager of the Mandalika Special Economic Zone (SEZ) to continue to monitor the progress of investment realization in the SEZ.

As of now, the development of the circuit construction has reached 96.02 percent. The master plan for the construction is a circuit length of 4.31 kilometers (km), 17 corners, a pit area of up to 40 guarantees, 50.000+ seating capacity, and is planned for up to 7.700 spectators.

"This circuit has been patented once. My feeling is that as soon as the MotoGP event is finished, many tenants will enter. Because we no longer need to explain how the advantages and beauty of this circuit are because many people have come to witness it. In the future, hopefully, there will be many events. "International events will also be held here", he said in a written statement, quoted on Monday, September 13.

Bahlil hopes that in the future Mandalika will not only be used for world automotive sports, but also for other world sports such as golf. Bahlil also had the opportunity to try out the Mandalika Circuit directly.

Meanwhile, ITDC Director of Operations and Business Innovation Arie Prasetyo said that the main construction of the project began in 2019 and is planned to be completed in 2022. Of the total investment plan of IDR 9.3 trillion, the company is currently has realized IDR 5.4 trillion, including hotel and circuit construction.

Arie said several projects have been registered as tenants, dominated by the star hotel business sector and its facilities, as well as several utilities such as public fuel filling stations (SPBU) and water distillation.

For your information, the construction of the Mandalika International Street Circuit has begun in 2019 and it is planned to finish testing in mid-2021 so that it can then be used in MotoGP events in 2022.